Dimensions of Expertise A Conceptual Exploration of Vocational Knowledge [Paperback]

A detailed philosophical debate on the nature of expertise is long overdue and Dimensions of Expertise opens up that debate. Christopher Winch firstly explores an account of know-how, derived primarily from the pioneering work of Gilbert Ryle, and moves on to relate this epistemological debate to discussions concerning the nature of expertise in vocational and professional education, including attempts to provide a theory of expertise.Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College London, UK.Winch's book sharpens the philosophical questions worth examining in relation to educational assessment by exploring the nature of occupational expertise...This book invites higher education educators and administrators to shore up sloppy thinking about assessment. Rebecca Slough, Teaching Theology and Religion Journal

Preface \ 1. The Two Faces of Expertise \ 2. Current Philosophical Debates about Knowing How \ 3. Skills and Their Discontents \ 4. Beyond Skill: The Complexities of Competence \ 5. To Follow a Rule...: The Normative Basis of Practical Knowledge \ 6. Theory, Underpinning Knowledge and Practice \ 7. Tacit Knowledge \ 8. Can There be a Theory of Expertise? \ 9. Novice, Journeyman, Expert \ 10. Vocational Education and the Development of Expertise \ Bibliography \ Index